Mom shares her tips to become a good housewife

By Emma Dunn via SWNS

A mom always dresses up and sets the table ready for when her husband comes home - as it makes her feel good.

Camilla Do Rosario, 30, didn't always take "pride" in her appearance and said she slipped into a "depressive state" after struggling to conceive.

The mom-of-two stopped doing her make-up, wearing nice clothes and found herself tipping the scales at at 25 stone.

It didn't bother her husband, Timas Do Rosario, 30, but after welcoming their two girls - Bella, four, and Rosie, two - Camilla "found herself" again.

She now makes sure she is showered and dressed, has put on her make-up, and has done the housework and cooking before Timas gets home from his job as a chef.

Camilla, who works part-time, from Colchester, Essex, said: "The person I am is glamorous, flamboyant and colorful.

"I love make-up. I love beautiful clothes.

"People say I'm a Stepford wife but I love that.

"I'm a homemaker, wife and I really enjoy it.

"I am now happier I'm not in my holey pajamas."

Camilla grew up with her a mom who always made an effort in the home.

She said: "My mother was Wonder Woman.

"She was an immaculate housewife."

Camilla and Timas married in 2016 and they started trying for a baby but struggled to conceive for two years.

She said: "In two years I doubled in size. I was just always so angry and disappointed with my body.

"I couldn't take care of my body. I rarely brushed my hair.

"Before that I had loads of lovely clothes. I always had my nails done.

"I got so lost in a depressive state.

"My husband would come home to this sad, low wife."

Camilla had the life she had "always dreamed" after welcoming her two little girls but she still struggled with her mood before she realized looking good made her feel good.

She said: "I started experimenting again [with make-up and clothes].

"It felt so good.

"My husband would find me looking and feeling like myself again."

Camilla gets herself ready and dinner ready before Timas walks in the door.

She said: "I love the idea of my husband walking in and smelling dinner.

"My husband works such long hours - he's filled with the smell on a Sunday of a roast
or smells a beautiful fresh dinner.

"There are beautiful flowers on the table. The candles are lit.

"I'll be wearing a pretty dress or I'll change before he comes home.

"He wouldn't care if he came home and I was in my pajamas.

"It's so much better for me. It's not vanity. It's so much more to do with my mental wellbeing."

Camilla says she loves a "traditional vibe" in the home but she shares 50/50 housework and cooking with Timas - who cooks when Camilla is working.

She said: "I always wanted to be a mother and wife.

"I like putting on an apron and popping in a pie.

"I'd love to be a trad wife."

Camilla hopes to inspire others to look after themselves if it makes them happier but says trolls online tell her she is doing "too much".

She said: "Since I have invested in myself our relationship is so wonderful.

"We're so happy.

"My phone goes away I put on a pretty dress, make-up and do the housework and cooking.

"I feel so good because of it.

"It's not because my husband needs it. He couldn't care less.

"I wanted to inspire other people to see the same and always take pride in themselves."